Death in Hamburg
Society and Politics in the Cholera Years, 1830-1910
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- Paperback
752 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2005
Summary
Why were nearly 10,000 people killed in six weeks in Hamburg, while most of Europe was left almost unscathed? As Richard J. Evans explains, it was largely because the town was a "free city" within Germany that was governed by the "English" ideals of laissez-faire. The absence of an effective public-health policy combined with ill-founded medical theories and the miserable living conditions of the poor to create a scene ripe for tragedy. The story of the &am…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143036364 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014303636X |
| Author: | Richard J. Evans |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group USA |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 621g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 12mm x 216mm |
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“A brilliantly written work of great analytical penetration.”
“A brilliantly written work of great analytical penetration.” –Gordon A. Craig, The New York Review of Books”A marvelous book, splendidly written, full of wit and anecdote, exuding scholarship and wisdom.” –New Scientist
About The Author
Richard J. Evans
Richard J Evans is Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University. His previous books include In Defence of History, Telling Lies about Hitler, The Coming of the Third Reich and The Third Reich in Power. He lives outside Cambridge.
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